Has anyone tried cranial sacral therapy for tinnitus relief?

Hi Jimmuck like a lot of my fellow "T" friends i have read a lot on the "T" subject and i can tell you every article will always tell you to be careful and steer clear of these so called cures, in the early days i to sought out cures for the dreaded "T" and at one time was quoted 5 to 6 thousand pounds for one so called cure and on researching this found that it was no more than a sound generator with a lot of appointments and verbal "----", my advice is to stick with the NHS it is time consuming but they do know best.

All the very best.

Sammie

How expensive are you talking?

The medical people advise against trying all the various different alternative therapies, as the chances are they won't get rid of your T and you'll likely get more despondent as you tick them off your list. That said, they realise that people will try things - if it's not thousands, what's the worst that can happen?

it sounds like cranial sacral therapy is an 'alternative' and it's main proponents are those who practice it. I really do think that using the money for some stress free relaxation would be a better way to use the cash. A nice long weekend somewhere you have always wanted to go would be my suggestion. As for 'out there' therapies it's not for me to rubbish them but I am hugely skeptical. I'm not broke but I would not go this way.

I have to confess that apart from giving me a feeling of deep relaxation, the head noise did not abate after cranial sacral therapy ....and I also actually had a couple of sessions with JCH himself - again lovely relaxation but no improvement. However that's just me - it may well have had a beneficial effect on others.

Good luck.

Thanks for all your replies which are greatly appreciated. Cranial sacral therapy sounded as if it might offer some relief but taking your comments on board, I think I'll give it a miss!

As a registered practitioner in Cranial Osteopathy [26 yrs} I eventually refused Tinnitus patients as I could not justify accepting fees without being able to guarantee any success...

Carol.

Hi Caromia,

Thanks for your reply. I admire your honesty as I suspect there are other practitioners out there who would simply take the money from people who are desperate to find some relief. I had never even heard of this treatment until I started looking around the internet and I am so glad I joined this forum to get the opinions of other tinnitus sufferers or I would probably be halfway through a course of very expensive treatment by now! Best wishes.

I went to Julian Cowan Hill I had 2 sessions it is expensive you have to have quite a few sessions I stopped mainly because it was just too expensive

I didn't really get any difference in my Tinnitus he swears and has proof he cured his own tinnitus I can't remember if he cured it his own tinnitus or got it to a low level but I wouldn't bother with trying it again I have learnt to manage my tinnitus and live practically living a normal life I do take extra care not to get ear infections or wax build up and never get water in your ear even when showering.

I’m currently seeing Julien , you get a real sense of calmness after a session with him and coping exercises when yuo get stressed, I never really expected him to reduce my ringing , my tinittus became louder 3 months ago , I’m hoping I can cope better in time , as struggling with it at mo

Late in the day on this post, but I am a Craniosacral therapist and a member of the British Tinnitus Association. I have attended their practitioner course. I helped my own tinnitus through this process. I now specialise in tinnitus therapy. Not one treatment works for all but I have had success with clients and I am very transparent about the outcomes. A lot of it is education/ CBT and giving hope there are methods to help let go. Also to help take a client's nervous systems out of their fight/flight modes they are often in which can feed the tinnitus. Hands-on bodywork can work wonders for this.

All the best, Simon Baker.

Hi I tried cranial sacral therapy for awhile and I think it did ease the Tinnitus for a bit. It certainly eased my heavy head for awhile. The BTA say it doesn’t help though. I’m going to go back and give it another go and try to be consistent. Good luck !

Hi I Paid to have 6 sessions with Julian, although it was very relaxing and he was very caring and understanding, it did nothing for my T, but will deduce any stress you may have...

Hi Jimm how can anyone have tinnitus for 16 years then be cured how and Why are we not just doing what he did. Why does the doctors or hospitals not tell us about him and his methods. I personally don’t believe anything has been invented yet for T so it’s just a case of trying and doing anything that comes along if I had the money I’d try anything or anybody who had a chance of stopping this hell. Good luck and if you can go for it.